Toyota RAV4 (XA50) 2019-2024 Owners Manual: Side doors

The vehicle can be locked and unlocked using the entry function, wireless remote control, door lock switches, key or inside lock buttons.

Unlocking and locking the doors from the outside

â–  Using the entry function (vehicles with smart key system)

Carry the electronic key to enable this function.

1. Grip the driver's door handle to unlock the door. Holding the driver's door handle for approximately 2 seconds unlocks all the doors.

   Grip the front passenger's door handle or rear door handle (some models) to unlock all the doors*.

Make sure to touch the sensor on the back of the handle.

The doors cannot be unlocked for 3 seconds after the doors are locked.

*: The door unlock settings can be changed.

2. Touch the lock sensor (the indentation on the upper part of the door handle) to lock the doors.

Check that the door is securely locked.

â–  Using the wireless remote control

Vehicles without smart key system

1. Locks all the doors

Check that the door is securely locked.

2. Unlocks all the doors

Pressing the button unlocks the driver's door. Pressing the button again within 5 seconds unlocks the other doors.

Press and hold to open the side windows.*

*: This setting must be customized at your Toyota dealer.

Vehicles with smart key system

1. Locks all the doors

Check that the door is securely locked.

2. Unlocks all the doors

Pressing the button unlocks the driver's door. Pressing the button again within 5 seconds unlocks the other doors.

Press and hold to open the side windows and moon roof (if equipped) or panoramic moon roof (if equipped).*

*: This setting must be customized at your Toyota dealer.

â–  Using the key

Vehicles without smart key system

1. Locks all the doors

Turn and hold to close the side windows.*

2. Unlocks all the doors

Turning the key unlocks the driver's door. Turning the key again within 5 seconds unlocks the other doors.

Turn and hold to open the side windows.*

*: These settings must be customized at your Toyota dealer.

Vehicles with smart key system

The doors can also be locked and unlocked with the mechanical key.

â– Switching the door unlock function (vehicles with smart key system)

It is possible to set which doors the entry function unlocks using the wireless remote control. Operate the switching operation in the vehicle or within approximately 3.2 ft. (1 m) of the vehicle.

1. Turn the engine switch to OFF.

2. When the indicator light on the key surface is not on, press and hold ,
or
for
approximately 5 seconds while pressing and holding .

The setting changes each time an operation is performed, as shown below. (When changing the setting continuously, release the buttons, wait for at least 5 seconds, and repeat step 2.)

*1:Vehicles with 7-inch multi-information display
*2:Vehicles with 12.3-inch multi-information display

Vehicles with alarm: To prevent unintended triggering of the alarm, unlock the doors using the wireless remote control and open and close a door once after the settings have been changed. (If a door is not opened within 60 seconds after is
pressed, the doors will be locked again and the alarm will automatically be set.) In a case that the alarm is triggered, immediately stop the alarm.

â– Operation signals

Doors: A buzzer sounds and the emergency flashers flash to indicate that the doors have been locked/unlocked using the entry function or wireless remote control.

(Locked: Once; Unlocked: Twice) Side windows and moon roof (if equipped) or panoramic moon roof (if equipped): A buzzer sounds to indicate that the side windows and moon roof or panoramic moon roof are operating using the wireless remote control.

â– Security feature

Vehicles without smart key system

If a door is not opened within approximately 60 seconds after the vehicle is unlocked using the wireless remote control, the security feature automatically locks the vehicle again.

Vehicles with smart key system

If a door is not opened within approximately 60 seconds after the vehicle is unlocked using the entry function or wireless remote control, the security feature automatically locks the vehicle again. (However, depending on the location of the electronic key, the key may be detected as being in the vehicle. In this case, vehicle may be unlocked.)

â– When the door cannot be locked by the lock sensor on the upper part of the door handle (vehicles with smart key system)

If the door will not lock even when the topside sensor area is touched, try touching both the topside and underside sensor areas at the same time.

When gloves are being worn, remove the gloves.

â– Door lock buzzer (vehicles with smart key system)

If an attempt to lock the doors using the smart key system is made when a door other than the door you are locking is open, a buzzer sounds continuously for 5 seconds. Fully close all the doors, and lock the vehicle once more.

â– Setting the alarm (if equipped)

Locking the doors will set the alarm system.

â– If the smart key system (if equipped) or the wireless remote control does not operate properly

• Vehicles with smart key system: Use the mechanical key to lock and unlock the doors.
• Replace the key battery with a new one if it is depleted.

â– If the battery is discharged

The doors cannot be locked and unlocked using the smart key system (if equipped) or wireless remote control. Lock or unlock the doors using the key (vehicles without smart key system) or mechanical key (vehicles with smart key system).

â– Rear seat reminder function

• In order to remind you not to forget luggage, etc. in the rear seat, when the engine switch is turned to OFF after any of the following conditions are met, a buzzer will sound and a message will be displayed on the multi-information display for approximately 6 seconds.
  • The engine is started within 10 minutes after opening and closing a rear door.
  • A rear door has been opened and closed a

However, if a rear door is opened and then closed within approximately 2 seconds, the rear seat reminder function may not operate.

• The rear seat reminder function determines that luggage, etc. has been placed in a rear seat based on opening and closing of a rear door. Therefore, depending on the situation, the rear seat reminder function may not operate and you may still forget luggage, etc. in the rear seat, or it may operate unnecessarily.
• The rear seat reminder function can be enabled/disabled.

â– Customization

Settings (e.g. unlocking function using a key) can be changed.

WARNING

To prevent an accident

Observe the following precautions while driving the vehicle.

Failure to do so may result in a door opening and an occupant could be thrown out of the vehicle, resulting in death or serious injury.

• Ensure that all doors are properly closed and locked.
• Do not pull the inside handle of the doors while driving.

  Be especially careful for the front doors, as the doors may be opened even if the inside lock buttons are in locked position.

• Set the rear door child-protector locks when children are seated in the rear seats.

â– When opening or closing a door

Check the surroundings of the vehicle such as whether the vehicle is on an incline, whether there is enough space for a door to open and whether a strong wind is blowing. When opening or closing the door, hold the door handle tightly to prepare for any unpredictable movement.

â– When using the wireless remote control, key or mechanical key and operating the power windows, moon roof (if equipped) or panoramic moon roof (if equipped)

Operate the power window, moon roof or panoramic moon roof after checking to make sure that there is no possibility of any passenger having any of their body parts caught in the side window, moon roof or panoramic moon roof.

Also, do not allow children to operate the wireless remote control, key or mechanical key. It is possible for children and other passengers to get caught in the side window, moon roof or panoramic moon roof.

Unlocking and locking the doors from the inside

â–  Using the door lock switch

1. Locks all the doors
2. Unlocks all the doors

â–  Using the inside lock buttons

1. Locks the door
2. Unlocks the door

The front doors can be opened by pulling the inside handle even if the lock buttons are in the lock position.

â– Locking the front doors from the outside without a key

1. Move the inside lock button to the lock position.

2. Close the door.

Vehicles without smart key system

The door cannot be locked if the key is in the engine switch.

Vehicles with smart key system

The door cannot be locked if the engine switch is in ACC or ON, or the electronic key is left inside the vehicle.

Depending on the position of the electronic key, the key may not be detected correctly and the door may be locked.

â– Open door warning buzzer

If the vehicle speed reaches 3 mph (5 km/h), a buzzer sounds to indicate that the door(s) or the hood is not fully closed.

The open door(s) or hood is displayed on the multi-information display.

â– When all the doors are locked with the entry function (vehicles with smart key system), wireless remote control or key

• The doors cannot be unlocked with the door lock switch.
• The door lock switch can be reset by unlocking all the doors with the entry function (vehicles with smart key system), wireless remote control or key.

Rear door child-protector lock

The door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle when the lock is set.

1. Unlock
2. Lock

These locks can be set to prevent children from opening the rear doors. Push down on each rear door switch to lock both rear doors.

Automatic door locking and unlocking systems

The following functions can be set or canceled: For instructions on customizing.